Gerard Butler In Talks For ‘The Raven’

The Raven is looking closer to achieving lift off. Gerard Butler is in deep negotiations to play the lead in the sci-fi conspiracy thriller that Ricardo de Montreuil is set to direct for Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures. The feature, based on a 2010 short film by de Montreuil and Antonio Perez, was penned by Michael Gilio and Justin Marks. Butler is the second actor in as many months named for the movie’s potential lead; The Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth had been in talks before. Universal picked up rights to the short in late 2010. The studio and Gold Circle will co-finance the feature, which Gold Circle will produce and Universal will distribute worldwide Paul Brooks will produce for Gold Circle with COO Scott Niemeyer executive producing. Mark Wahlberg will produce alongside Steve Levinson, who originally brought the project to the studio. Nick Osborne, Trevor Engelson and Oly Obst will executive produce for Underground Films. Butler is repped by CAA and Alan Siegel Entertainment.

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Not to be confused with the recent Cusack bomb entitled The Raven. No one could come up with another title?!

Poison Gerard • on May 16, 2013 10:58 am

Gerard Butler – box office poison. Not to be confused by OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN which sold on the premise, not Butler.

busted • on May 16, 2013 10:58 am

spreading the same line on all the sites… at least use some imagination…

Surfseeker • on May 16, 2013 10:58 am

Ok here I have to defend Butler who has huge foreign value overseas and does pretty damn well domestically..I don’t buy this guys’ quote above. He’s got some beef to pick with him or too much time on his hands if he’s actually wasting time posting this. Maybe Gerard Butler had his girlfriend for lunch or something but the guy has had a lot of success. I worked on the set of one of his films a few years back when he was still not super famous and he was a total pro, never late and worked well with the director too. Really liked him.

CynicalCritic • on May 16, 2013 10:58 am

Damn! I thought this was a remake of the John Cusack classic.

Captain Awesome • on May 16, 2013 10:58 am

Liam Hemsworth passed on this mess– good for him. Sloppy seconds to Butler. Awesome sauce.

mike jevons • on May 16, 2013 10:58 am

Butler means ten times more than Liam Hemsworth.

KlingonLady • on May 16, 2013 10:58 am

Is there a dumber producer in Hollywood beside Brooks?

Edgar • on May 16, 2013 10:58 am

Why are people always dissing Gerard Butler as an actor, he’s a lot better then some other high profile names out there. Maybe he just hasn’t been giving the opportunity or the high caliber “Oscar” scripts like more other higher profile names, where he can really have the chance to showcase his real acting ability. And also, it’s very tiring to hear from others who say he’s too old to play certain action roles. At only 43, he is still very young and he can play any action role he well damn chooses! It’s not like any of you will never get old too.

earthwalker • on May 16, 2013 10:58 am

Nicely said, thank you. “…box office poison”? Hardly. So good to hear from those in the industry.